Roll-carpet fastener.



W. L. WHITE & P. W. GHICKBRING.

Patented June 1,1909;

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WILLIAM L. WHITE AND FRANK W. GHICKERING, OF HARDWIGK, VERMONT; SAID CHICK- ERING ASSIGNOR TO SAID WHITE.

ROLL-CARPET FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application filed May 4, 1908. Serial No. 430,779.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WVILLIAM L. Vt HrrE and FRANK \V. Crnonnnrxe, citizens of the United States, residing at Hardwick, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roll Carpet- Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in roll carpet fasteners, and the object of the invention is an improved device which may be readily applied to a roll of carpet and which is designed to retain the loose end in position against the roll, so as to render the carpet more conveniently handled, and to maintain a neater appearance of the stock.

lVith this and other objects in View that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts that we will hereinafter fully describe, and then point out the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a roll of carpet, showing our improved fasteners applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an end view of a portion of a roll of carpet illustrating the application of our invention thereto; Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the device, showing the manner of connecting the band to one of the attaching members; Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the attaching members; Fig. 5 is a section on the line a-a of Fig. 3.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the same reference characters.

Our improved carpet roll retainer comprises two attaching members 1 that are designed to be engaged respectively with the end of the carpet and another portion of the roll, and an elastic band 2 securing said attaching members together. Each of these attaching members is preferably formed of a suitable length of wire which is bent as shown to form a frame 3 providing two eyes 4 and 4, the extremities of the wire being extended outwardly beyond one end of the frame and substantially in alinement with the sides of the latter, and being returned to form inwardly facing spaced hooks In the preferred construction of the de vice, the elastic band is applied to the attaching members to connect the latter, with their hooks 5 facing each other, as follows: The band is doubled upon itself near its middle point, and the two portions of the band are riveted or otherwise secured together beyond the frame 3 of one of the attaching members to form a hand loop 6, the two portions of the band extending inwardly on opposite sides of the frame, and being secured together by a rivet or the like passing therethrough and through the eye 4. The outer portion or ply of the band then passes inwardly through the eye l, and the two portions of the band extend to the other attaching member and pass outwardly through the eye 4i thereof and along the outer side of the frame to a point beyond the same and the hooks The portions of the band are doubled upon themselves inwardly, and are secured together beyond the frame of this attaching member to form another hand loop 6, said portions extending along the inner side of the frame and again outwardly through the eye P, the extremities of the band being interposed between the plies thereof that are arranged on opposite sides of the frame, a rivet or the like passing through the eye 4 of the latter and through all of the plies of the band to connect the same to the said attaching member. It will be seen from this arrangement, that the extremities of the band are securely held out of the way so as to efiectually prevent any possible unraveling of such ends.

In the practical use of our improved carpet roll fastener, the latter is manipulated by means of the hand loops 6 and 6 so as to engage the hooks of one of the attaching members with the end of the carpet, the clastic band being then extended, and the hooks of the other attaching member being embedded in another portion of the roll of carpet, whereby the tension of the band is exerted to draw the hooks toward each other, and to thus effectually retain the end of the carpet in position against the roll. The frames 3 of the attaching members form increased bearing surfaces, so as to prevent any rocking movement of the latter, resulting in the accidental disengagement of the books from the carpet. v

It is to be understood that the number of thicknesses of the band 2 may be varied according to the character of the carpet to which it is applied.

From the above description, in connection with the accompanying drawii'ig, it will be apparent that we have provided a simple, durable and efli'cient construction of device of this character, which may be readily applied to rolls of carpet of different sizes to effectually retain the end in position, which obviously will not damage the carpet and which may be quickly removed from position; when the carpet is desired for use.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is:

l, A roll carpet fastener coi'nprising attachiigi-g members carrying opposing hooks, an elastic band connecting the attaching members, and means for rigidly securing the band thereto, the band being looped beyond the securing means to constitute hand holds.

2. A roll carpet fastener comprising attaching members consisting of frames provided with eyes, and inwardly facing hooks carried at the outer ends of said frames, an

BIER'IIIA M. RANSOM, hLtRK E. FOSTER. 

